By: Carolyn Perry, MS, CCC-SLP, Nominations and Elections Committee Chair

In the spring of 2024, Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA) members will elect a President, Vice President for Audiology, Vice President for Member Engagement, and Vice President for Professional Services. Members are encouraged to recommend qualified persons or to self-nominate for these offices.

The roles and responsibilities of the President include:

• Appointing chairs of standing committees that report to the President;
• Serving as the chief executive officer of the Association with final decision, authority, and responsibility;
• Presiding over all Executive Board and Executive Council meetings and communicating with councilors primarily through the coordinating Vice Presidents;
• Making recommendations to the Vice Presidents regarding Council appointments and other appropriate appointments for the proper dispatch of Association business;
• Representing the interests of the Association; and
• Keeping the Executive Board informed of all matters regarding the business of the Association.

The roles and responsibilities of the Vice President of Audiology include:

• Identifying the needs of the audiology constituency; and
• Coordinating with other Vice Presidents to address needs for engaging audiologists in the Association.

The roles and responsibilities of the Vice President for Member Engagement include:

• Promoting public awareness and influencing public opinions concerning the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology and the needs of individuals with communication disorders;
• Encouraging affiliation and cooperation between the Association and/or persons or organizations having mutual interests and objectives; and
• Appointing chairs of designated standing committees.

The roles and responsibilities of the Vice President for Professional Services include:

• Identifying and promoting issues related to the advancement of clinical practice;
• Developing and maintaining member services; and
• Appointing chairs of designated standing committees.

Requirements

• Candidates for office shall have been members of TSHA for at least three years and have had at least two years of experience at the TSHA task force/committee or Executive Council level, serving in the capacity as Chair or Councilor on at least one occasion.
• The Vice President has a two-year term, plus time served as a Vice President-Elect between the election and taking office.
• The nominator must receive the nominee’s permission to submit his/her name to the Nominating Committee.

Learn more at https://www.txsha.org/About/Executive-Board-Council/Nominations-and-Elections. For questions, please contact TSHA Nominations and Elections Chair Carolyn Perry at carolyn.perry@ttuhsc.edu.

The deadline to apply is November 15. Nominate yourself or a colleague today!